Several months ago, we told you about a design competition from the Lower East Side BID for a Delancey Street History Fence. Through a 400 foot art installation, the organization, which operates two parking lots along the busy...
Artists have a chance to put their mark on SPURA before the Lower East Side landscape changes forever. The Lower East Side BID has extended a competition to design a 400 foot expanse along Delancey Street until May 1. ...
Last week, Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, local elected officials and community leaders gathered on Delancey Street to celebrate the new safety improvements implemented during the past several months. During a midday news conference, with trucks and cars...
This morning, officials with the Department of Transportation and local elected officials came out to celebrate the new safety improvements on Delancey Street. Roadway changes, longer "walk" signals and pedestrian plazas are all part of the plan. We'll have...
More this morning on yesterday's fire and resulting evacuation of three subway lines on Delancey Street, from Essex to the Bowery. WNBC reported on its late news broadcast last night that the fire could have been caused when...
We're back from the scene of today's subway evacuations along Delancey Street. Multiple trains were shut down just as the Friday afternoon rush home was beginning. No injuries to report, but there is a huge Fire Department and police...
The new school year is upon us, a fact some youngsters acknowledge only with total dread. But the middle schoolers at Innovate Manhattan Charter School, the Lower East Side’s third and newest charter school, have a lot to look...
While controversy about the arrival of chain stores on the Lower East Side continues, 7-Eleven is forging ahead with its new location at 142 Delancey Street, directly next to an existing Dunkin’ Donuts. The store’s renovation seems to be...
It looks like drivers are having a little trouble adjusting to the new configuration on Delancey Street. Several days ago, the Department of Transportation established new pedestrian "plazas" on the dangerous roadway by setting up plastic pylons on either...
As we've been reporting, the Department of Transportation is in the process of implementing its Delancey Street safety plan. At Clinton Street, two new pedestrian plazas (on either side of Delancey) are now marked off. The DOT decided to...
